Seasons greetings!
I have wired up, using multiple strands, what I would guess to be up to 400 LEDs - mostly around the garden, but some at the front of the house and some inside the house. (the strands originally came from cheap solar power garden string LEDs, but I removed the solar panels and connected the strands together to make a long chain. I don't believe the LEDs themselves are the 'super bright' LEDS available)
I used a £7 multi-voltage adapter, setting the voltage at 4.5v. It was a:
Lloytron 300mA Unregulated AC/DC Multivoltage Mains Adaptor Black A1506BK
Unfortunately, probably within an hour, the power adapter failed. Turning the power outlet wall switch off and on again got it working again, but the power adapter failed then even faster. Now, the power adapter won't turn back on at all. A red LED on the adapter also does no longer lights up.
Could you recommend to me a power adapter capable of:
-powering up to 400 LEDS (it might be less)
(and would a separate power breaker for the adapter be useful?)
And could I also ask, how best to get the power evenly distributed across the lights, so they don't start of brighter near the source, and practically dead near the end of the chain?
ALTERNATIVELY: Perhaps I should just buy 400 LEDS with a dedicated 230V adapter? Only £20!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-200-3...smetics_Lip_Gloss_PP&var=&hash=item1e819558fc
in which case, would it be possible to branch off from this, near the power source, to power up to 30 LEDS that we have around the house?
Many thanks![/url]
I have wired up, using multiple strands, what I would guess to be up to 400 LEDs - mostly around the garden, but some at the front of the house and some inside the house. (the strands originally came from cheap solar power garden string LEDs, but I removed the solar panels and connected the strands together to make a long chain. I don't believe the LEDs themselves are the 'super bright' LEDS available)
I used a £7 multi-voltage adapter, setting the voltage at 4.5v. It was a:
Lloytron 300mA Unregulated AC/DC Multivoltage Mains Adaptor Black A1506BK
Unfortunately, probably within an hour, the power adapter failed. Turning the power outlet wall switch off and on again got it working again, but the power adapter failed then even faster. Now, the power adapter won't turn back on at all. A red LED on the adapter also does no longer lights up.
Could you recommend to me a power adapter capable of:
-powering up to 400 LEDS (it might be less)
(and would a separate power breaker for the adapter be useful?)
And could I also ask, how best to get the power evenly distributed across the lights, so they don't start of brighter near the source, and practically dead near the end of the chain?
ALTERNATIVELY: Perhaps I should just buy 400 LEDS with a dedicated 230V adapter? Only £20!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-200-3...smetics_Lip_Gloss_PP&var=&hash=item1e819558fc
in which case, would it be possible to branch off from this, near the power source, to power up to 30 LEDS that we have around the house?
Many thanks![/url]
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